Although the Sundance Film Festival will look very different this year, this festival has been a platform for independent voices for decades. Springing from the Sundance Institute developed in 1980 by Robert Redford, the Sundance Festival is a week-long showcase for new American independent narrative and documentary films, in addition to a program of international films. It is the largest independent film festival in the U.S. and presents both short and feature length work.
When: January 28th-February 3rd, 2021
Where (Usually): Park City, Salt Lake City & the Sundance Resort all in Utah
Where (2021): Digital edition will take place in 24 states, including Utah, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Kansas, California, Texas, and Florida. The digital event, which will allow global audiences to take part through a custom designed online platform (festival.sundance.org), will also include screenings in drive-in theaters, independent arthouse cinemas, and cultural organizations.
Schedule
The 70+ feature films will premiere online in dedicated time slots. They will follow live Q&A sessions. Multiple films will premiere at the same time every few hours to “preserve the energy of a festival”. They will also be available on demand for a span of 24 hours after their initial screenings. The Short Film and Indie series, which includes about 50 short films, will be available on demand on the platform for the entirety of the Festival. The Festival will include a Festival Village that allows everyone to join in on conversations, musical performances, and other programming that are hosted by partners and sponsors of the Festival.
Remember to check out Argo’s panel at Sundance
The Sundance Institute is a space for independent voices to create and thrive and through their signature Labs, grants, and mentorship programs year round, they are giving many the opportunity to develop work that impacts the world. The Sundance Film Festival is the perfect place to engage in this beautiful art of storytelling. You don’t want to miss it!
Check out if a satellite screening is happening near you!
Alabama:
Birmingham with Sidewalk Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Center, Sidewalk Drive-In
Arizona:
Tucson with The Loft Cinema
The Loft Open Air Cinema
California:
Montclair with American Cinematheque
Mission Tiki Drive-In
Pasadena with the Rose Bowl Stadium
Rose Bowl Drive-In
San Francisco with The Roxie Theater
Roxie Theater, Fort Mason Drive-In
Colorado:
Denver with Denver Film
Sie FilmCenter
Florida:
Key West with Tropic Cinema
Tropic Cinema, The Key West Lighthouse, The Truman Little White
House, The Ernest Hemingway House and Museum
Miami with Third Horizon and O Cinema
New World Symphony SoundScape Park and South Miami-Dade
Cultural Arts Center
Georgia:
Atlanta with Atlanta Film Society
The Plaza Theater, Plaza Drive-In, Dad’s Garage Drive-In
Macon with Macon Film Festival
Douglass Theatre
Hawaii:
Honolulu with Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA)
Iowa:
Iowa City with FilmScene
FilmScene at The Chauncey
Kansas:
Wichita with mama.film
mama.film microcinema, Wichita Art Museum, Groover Labs
Kentucky:
Louisville with The Speed Art Museum
Speed Art Museum
Louisiana:
New Orleans with New Orleans Film Society
The Broad Theater
Maryland:
Baltimore with Maryland Film Festival
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway Theater
Massachusetts:
Brookline with Coolidge Corner Theatre
Coolidge Corner Theatre
Michigan:
Detroit with Cinema Detroit
Minnesota:
Minneapolis-St. Paul with FilmNorth
Riverview Theater
New York:
Pleasantville with Jacob Burns Film Center
Jacob Burns Film Center & Media Arts Lab
Ohio:
Columbus with Gateway Film Center
Gateway Film Center
Oklahoma:
Tulsa with Circle Cinema
Circle Cinema, Circle Cinema Drive-In, Admiral Twin Drive-In,
Philbrook Museum, OSU-Tulsa, Tulsa University, Gilcrease Museum
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia with BlackStar Film Festival
Puerto Rico:
San Juan with Asociación de Documentalistas de Puerto Rico (AdocPR)
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (MAPR)
South Carolina:
Columbia with The Luminal Theater
Spotlight Cinemas Capitol 8
Tennessee:
Memphis with Indie Memphis
Malco Summer Drive-In
Nashville with Belcourt Theatre
Belcourt Theatre
Texas:
Austin with Austin Film Society
AFS Cinema
Dallas with Aviation Cinemas
Texas Theatre
Houston with Houston Cinema Arts Society
MoonStruck Drive-In, DeLUXE Theater
Utah:
Park City
The Ray
Salt Lake City with Salt Lake Film Society
Washington:
Seattle with Northwest Film Forum
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